Joao Gilberto - A Cozy Night with João Gilberto '2023

Tracks list

Tracklist:

01. Coracao Vagabundo
02. Doralice (Mono Version)
03. Chega De Saudade
04. Bim Bom (Live At Carnegie Hall/1964)
05. Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars) (Single Version)
06. Tonight I Shall Sleep With A Smile On My Face (Live At Carnegie Hall/1964)
07. Samba Da Minha Terra (Live At Carnegie Hall/1964)
08. Você Vai Ver
09. Segredo
10. Só Danço Samba (Mono Version)
11. O Pato (The Duck) (Live At Carnegie Hall/1964)
12. Nao Vou Pra Casa
13. Para Machuchar Meu Coracao
14. Here's That Rainy Day (Live At Carnegie Hall/1964)
15. Corcovado (Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars)
16. Rosa Morena (Live At Carnegie Hall/1964)
17. Vivo Sonhando
18. Eclipse
19. Meditation
20. Desafinado
21. Desde Que O Samba E Samba
22. Eu Vim Da Bahia
23. Frevo (From "Black Orpheus")
24. It Might As Well Be Spring (Live At Carnegie Hall, NY / 1964)
25. Para Machuchar Meu Coracao (Mono Version)
26. O Grande Amor



 moreBorn in 1931 in Juazeiro in the northeastern state of Brazil known as
Bahia, Gilberto seemed obsessed with music almost from the moment he emerged
from the womb. His grandfather bought him his first guitar at age 14 (much to
the dismay of João's father). Within a year of near-constant practicing, he
was the leader of a band made up of school friends. During this time, Gilberto
was absorbing the rhythmic subtlety of the Brazilian pop songs of the day, while
also taking in the rich sounds of swing jazz (Duke Ellington and Tommy Dorsey),
as well as the light opera singing of Jeanette MacDonald. At 18, Gilberto gave
up on his small town life and headed to Bahia's largest city, Salvador, to get a
foothold in the music industry performing on live radio shows. Although he was
given the opportunity to sing, instant stardom was not in the offing, but his
brief appearances on the radio brought him to the attention of Antonio Maria,
who wanted Gilberto to become the lead singer for the popular radio band Garotos
da Lua (Boys from the Moon) and move to Rio de Janeiro.

Gilberto stayed in the band only a year. He was fired after the rest of the
group couldn't take any more of his lackadaisical attitude. Gilberto was
frequently late for rehearsals and performances, and in a move reminiscent of
American pop star Sly Stone, would occasionally not show up at all. After his
dismissal from the group, Gilberto lived a semi-nomadic life. For years he had
no fixed address, drifting from friend to friend and acquaintance to
acquaintance, living off their kindness and rarely, if ever, contributing to the
household expenses. Evidently, Gilberto was such charming company that his
emotional carelessness and fiscal apathy were never an issue -- either that or
he had extremely patient and generous friends. It was during this underachieving
bohemian period that Gilberto kept an extremely low profile. Instead of using
his time with Garotos da Luna as a springboard for other recording and
performing possibilities, he became apathetic, constantly smoking large
quantities of marijuana, playing the odd club gig, and refusing work he
considered beneath him (this included gigs at clubs where people talked during
the performance). Although gifted with considerable talent as a singer and
guitar player, it seemed as though Gilberto would fail to attain the success and
renown he deserved, if only due to apathy that verged on lethargy.

After nearly a decade of aimlessness, Gilberto joined forces with singer Luís
Telles, who encouraged Gilberto to leave Rio for a semi-bucolic life in the city
of Pôrto Alegre. Telles, who functioned as a combination public relations
guru and sugar daddy, made sure the demanding Gilberto wanted for nothing and
would concentrate on his music. It turned out to be a successful, if expensive,
strategy. Within a few months, Gilberto (who at this point had given up his
prodigious marijuana consumption and was now partaking in nothing stronger than
fruit juice) was the toast of Pôrto Alegre, the musician everyone wanted to
see. It was also during this extended apprenticeship that Gilberto perfected his
unique vocal style and guitar playing. So breathy and nasally it almost defied
description, in many ways he used all the things one is taught not to as a
singer and made them into an instantly recognizable style. Not even established
like Bing Crosby and Perry Como sang more quietly or with less vibrato. This,
along with his rhythmically idiosyncratic approach to playing the guitar -- an
intensely syncopated plucking of the strings that flowed with his singing --
made for some exhilarating music, and by the time of his first record, Chega de
Saudade (1959), Gilberto became widely known as the man who made bossa nova what
it is.

True to form, however, Gilberto took the road less traveled, and after the
success of his debut record and two follow-up releases, he left Brazil to settle
in the United States, where he lived until 1980. During this period he recorded
some amazing records, working with saxophonist Stan Getz and recording music by
older Brazilian songwriters such as Dorival Caymmi and Ary Barroso. He returned
to Brazil in the early '80s and subsequently worked with virtually every big
name in Brazilian pop, including Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Maria Bethania,
Gal Costa, and Chico Buarque. He never saw record sales like the aforementioned
performers, but all of them regarded him as a profound influence on their work.
In his later years, true to his image as enigmatic and eccentric, Gilberto lived
a semi-reclusive life, secure in the knowledge that, decades ago, he changed the
course of Brazilian culture by making the bossa nova his music, as well as the
music of Brazil. João Gilberto died in Rio de Janeiro on July 6, 2019 at the
age of 88. © John Dougan



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